The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-10-07
A M rio STORY.
The Sad Lot ola Loving Father Who was
DisOwned by His Own Wife

The Sad Lot Of Loving Father Who Was
Disowned by His Own Wife.
Nearly sixty years ago 1t was my
pleasure to make the acquaintance OF
one of the most prominent young men
in town, a son of the deacon, the lead
err of he choir, and n looked up to
as a model of beauty and manllnesS.
HIS father died and left him a hanJ-
some property and a widowed mother
to care for, and for some few years
every thing moved on around the
large farm as though moved by a
strong and energetic hand, and cue
time he married the daughter of a
professional man and his old mother
was laid away in the graveyard near
by, where for generations the family
had been laid in honOred graves.
Specul alton seemed to be the ruling
pas sion with this young man, but all
his hopes were not realized. The
home and farm of his fathers was
traded away for one in the city and
here disappointment after disappoint-
mem soured his young wife and her
more conservative parents against
him; and though she had a family of
three little children. she sought
heir friendly roof where the
father was shut out and the
children were sent to school. On one
occasion, some years after, when the
children were on their way to school
their father met tie n, and thinking
they might be his WI asked them who
they were, and with tears in his eyes
turned away with a saddened heart,
for he had never disgraced them by
any bad habit, not even by the use of
tobacco, only he and their mother did
not think alike and the breach was
made wider by her parents. They,
however passed away from the earth
while the husband audfather - @vrrspd
the earth far and near, finding no rest
for his proud spirit. which he had i'll
herited from his fathers. Otce in ?
great while he would be seer going to
the home of one Of his daughters, who
was married we'll, and try to be friend
ly, but he was not we'll received, be-
cause of her early trai ing b. the par
ent aud grandparents. He would
gladly have keep up corresponds c.
and familiarity with his family, bu;
this was not allowed. Yet he made
clandest;ac visits 10 one of these
daughters homes, and on one occas on
saw his wife, though 81 many years
had interviewed bal he did
not know her. and he sat and
talked with her and other members OF
the family for the space of a half hour
when she arose from her chair and left
the room. He then said Ia his dauglt-
ter: You have a boarder." She
said yes, and never told him tbas il
was his wife. She now has passed
away, and all her fathers family, The
children still live. all are married and
lovely in character. Tie father, if liv-
ing. is now about eighty years Of age,
without home or friends among tliosf
Who knew him in his prosperous DAYS,
except a few who are called out in pity
to give him a nights lodging or 4
meal Of victuals, as in years past he
has visited his native place.
The story is that he is dead-died in
the almshouse in a neighboring State.
The old farm held by the family nearly
two hundred wears passed into Other
hgnds, and could thes ancient owner,
now see the great change made BY the
manufacturing interest which obliter
ates this farm, whether they woulC
be pleased or not. must be left fot
others TO Judge. The whole lessor
teaches Us that we should cultiyati
love and friendship in the family ans
overlook. not magnify, little faulta-
Cor. Salem Mass. GagekAse.
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